H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Director, Software Engineering

Occupation profile for Director, Software Engineering covers 720 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $189,800.

FY2026 certified median
$189,800
Total filings
720
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$161,741–$230,575
Top employer
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024235$171,912$154,482$230,669
FY2025273$182,541$161,741$225,314
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)212$189,800$161,741$230,575

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Director, Software EngineeringFY2024 $171,912; FY2025 $182,541; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $189,800$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$171,912FY2025$182,541FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$189,800Certified median offer, Director, Software EngineeringFY2024 $171,912; FY2025 $182,541; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $189,800$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$171,912FY2025$182,541FY2026*$189,800
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments113 filings
  2. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC71 filings
  3. WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.54 filings
  4. Salesforce, Inc.45 filings
  5. Capital One Services, LLC35 filings
  6. Optum Services, Inc.26 filings
  7. Lowe's Companies, Inc.18 filings
  8. Cisco Systems, Inc.17 filings
  9. Mastercard Technologies, LLC15 filings
  10. American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.13 filings

Top cities

  1. Durham108 filings
  2. San Francisco40 filings
  3. Sunnyvale34 filings
  4. Westlake31 filings
  5. Charlotte21 filings
  6. Bellevue19 filings
  7. San Jose18 filings
  8. Merrimack18 filings
  9. Atlanta14 filings
  10. Bentonville13 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments · Director, Software Engineering113 filings
  2. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC · Director, Software Engineering71 filings
  3. WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. · Director, Software Engineering54 filings
  4. Salesforce, Inc. · Director, Software Engineering45 filings
  5. Capital One Services, LLC · Director, Software Engineering35 filings
  6. Optum Services, Inc. · Director, Software Engineering26 filings
  7. Lowe's Companies, Inc. · Director, Software Engineering18 filings
  8. Cisco Systems, Inc. · Director, Software Engineering17 filings
  9. Mastercard Technologies, LLC · Director, Software Engineering15 filings
  10. American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. · Director, Software Engineering13 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1252$105,955$127,067$148,179$169,291
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186011-3021$167,565$208,104$248,643$289,182
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266011-3021$146,453$188,718$230,963$273,229
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910011-3021$127,525$156,478$185,432$214,386
2026-27Manchester-Nashua, NHArea 3170015-1252$105,664$129,626$153,566$177,528
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206011-3021$134,493$163,717$192,962$222,186
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187